Huntsman
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they do however require cash, and the lenses are also a ton more money than i care to or am able to spend. i'll stick to 35 dollar lenses, and bodies that aren't 200 dollars a pop. 50 dollar minoltas with 50MM f/1=1.7 lenses FTW but yeah, trying to use that stupid bakelite kodak relic was a disaster waiting to happen.
I'd like to see the bokeh on that f1.7 wide open. Am a fast lens freak. I use a Nikon D200 so that I can use some of my father's beautiful beautiful glass from the '70s and '80s, (incl the lovely 58mm Noct-Nikkor sitting on the camera on my desk right now), and though I will buy a new lens on occasion, I still buy mainly old stock on ebay. Snagged a mint 300mm f/4.5 for a hundred bucks the other day and it is a stunner. So there are some ways to use the older equipment today yet. ~ H